The Gwen Ifill story has turned into a total debacle. By writing a book about Obama, positive or not, it creates a conflict of interest in moderating the Vice-Presidential Debate tonight.

First, she has been called out by the right for having a bias, and it doesn't help that the same accusations were levied toward her after moderating the 2004 debate between John Edwards and Dick Cheney. Second, by not informing the debate commission about her book in advance, it can only appear that she was trying to cover things up.

The problem however is that no matter what happens in the debate tonight, Ifill will be seen as having biased questions. Should Biden appear to wipe the floor with Palin, it will only add fuel to the fire that she is favoring the Obama camp. However, should Palin appear to do well, liberals will simply respond that she was pressured into favoring Palin as to save her own skin, and therefore try to downplay any positives shown by the Alaska Governor.

Ifill should have informed the commission regarding the book, but that is too late now. There will be no winner in this debate, other than partisan politics now.